Can I create my timeline in under a minute ?

This is a question that we get asked often. And when we think of how best we can help you build your timeline, the first thought that comes is: how about helping you organize the data that you already have floating in this digital universe ?

Everything that you have ever posted on internet has its timestamp stored with it. And what would be a better way to organize it than to arrange it chronologically.

As the first step, we have added support to allow you to import your blog into your timeline. And it doesn’t take more than a minute to import your blog ( really!! ). Here is how you can do it:

  • Select ‘Apps‘ from the top navigation control

Selecting Apps From Top Bar

  • Choose Blog Importer

Blog Import - Apps Page

  • Enter the Blog URL / Feed URL ( atom/rss) and select the provider name hosting your blog.

Blog Import Screen

Before you can import your blog, you need to prove that you are really the owner of the blog you are trying to import. If your blog is hosted by blogger, you will need to authenticate yourself on the google accounts page. For blogs hosted on other providers, you will need to embed a claim token in your blog.

  • And its done. If your blogs have comments or geo-tagging information, we import that that as well.

Blog Import Status

All your blog posts will have public visibility. So next time you have to impress someone, import your blog and show them your timeline instead :)

March 19, 2008 · Filed Under Release

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